diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgcheck.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgcheck.yaml
index 8459503ff..bc371b419 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgcheck.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgcheck.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Run pkgcheck
         uses: pkgcore/pkgcheck-action@v1
-      - run : git config --system --add safe.directory /github/workspace
+      - run : git config --global --add safe.directory /github/workspace
         with:
           args: --exit warning -k ,-NonsolvableDepsInStable,-NonsolvableDepsInDev,-PotentialStable --commits HEAD^..${{ github.sha }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgcheck_merge.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgcheck_merge.yaml
index 97cbe37e7..20ec2b9fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgcheck_merge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgcheck_merge.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Run pkgcheck
         uses: pkgcore/pkgcheck-action@v1
-      - run : git config --system --add safe.directory /github/workspace
+      - run : git config --global --add safe.directory /github/workspace
         with:
           args: --exit warning -k ,-NonsolvableDepsInStable,-NonsolvableDepsInDev,-PotentialStable --commits HEAD^..${{ github.sha }}